Drigsell
Early-attested site in the Parish of Salehurst
Historical Forms
- Drisnesel 1086 DB
- Drichneselle (p), Drichnesell 1200 Pens
Etymology
Drigsell (not on map) is Drisnesel 1086 DB, Drichneselle (p), Drichnesell 1200 Pens, Drichneselle , Dricneselle (p), Dricteselle (p), c. 1210 Pens. This is probably a compound of OE dryhten and the word geselle , discussed under Buxshalls supra 340, hence 'lord's hut, buildings or the like.' Cf. drihtnes dene (BCS 166) in a Gloucestershire charter. The archaic OE word dryhten , 'lord,' has not hitherto been noted in place-names.